1998 Received a collaborations grant from Fulton County Arts Council to create permanent outdoor sculptures at the Roswell Visual Art Center. The sculptures were based on children’s drawings and sculptures. Roswell, GA.

1995 Outstanding Student Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center

2003 Commissioned by the Memphis Arts Council to create a number of sculptures for The Holmes Road Elementary School. Sculptures were installed in the school’s courtyard with the involvement of the students being a key element.

2000Commissioned by the Fulton County Arts Council to work with elementary school students to create a series of public pieces for the school and area city parks. The sculptures became 3-D illustrations of stories the students and I wrote

1999Commissioned by the Atlanta Botanical Garden to carve a Greenman for the Children’s garden.